The Effects of storytelling education programs to promote early childhood language development on the knowledge and storytelling behavior of the child caregiverswho come to receive services at well child clinic of Health promotion center 7, Khon Kaen

Abstract

Language development is the basis for the Cognitive, emotional and social learning.Storytelling promotes language development of children of all ages. It was
found that quality storytelling of the caregivers was not enough.This is an action research to study the effects of storytelling education programs to promote early childhood
language development on knowledge and storytelling behaviors of caregivers who come to receive services at Well Child Clinic . The sample consisted of 30 caregivers
of children aged of 4 months. The subjects participated in the group activities 3 times in the age range 4, 6, 9 months, The caregivers will receive knowledge in the
parents’ school according to the age range and knowledge according to the storytelling education program prepared by the researcher. Participate in discussions and exchange
knowledge between families. Data collection by assessing knowledge and behavior of storytelling before-after entering the program.Screening child development with
DSPM at 9 months.The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, deviation and Paired t-teststatistics.The results have found that the effect of
program on care giver’s knowledge score; the caregivers who received the storytelling education programs to promote early childhood language development on knowledge
and storytelling behaviors of caregivers had higher knowledge scores than before participating in the educational program on storytellingstories to encourage
children’s language development with statistical signifcance (Mean ± SD = 7.43 value < 0.001.Preschool children with caregivers who received the storytelling
education programs, has been improve the behavior development with statistical signifcance Mean ± SD= 18.03± 5.12 VS 9.83 ± 7.56, P value < 0.001 and 100% of
preschool children with caregivers who received the storytelling education programs, has been improve the language development and 83.3% has normal development
and 16.7 % has higher children developmental level than average. Storytelling education program to promote language development as
a result the caregivers have increased knowledge and behavior in storytelling. And the child has normal language development.Therefore, the program should be used in the GoodChild Health Clinic and expanded results in children of all ages as apptopriate.

±1.07 VS 5.70 ± 1.44) and 2 months later Mean± SD = 7.46 ±1.89 VS 5.70 ± 1.44,P